After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 181 The Consequences of Betraying Him

The woman panicked. Her eyes darted around, and she stammered, "Why? You dare not offend Jiang Yichen, so you bully us orphans and widows?"

"You've already done one paternity test, which has already caused psychological harm to my child. Why should you do another one? You're an adult, and you can afford to be indifferent, but my son is still a child!"

Then, the woman stared at Old Master Jiang, tears streaming down her face, and said pitifully, "Master, I've already told you I don't want to marry you, but why should our child suffer such injustice? If I had known it would be like this, I would have taken the child and run far away."

Old Master Jiang frowned, while Jiang Yichen looked at her coldly, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "So, in the end, you still don't dare, do you?"

If she had agreed to do a paternity test at this point, perhaps Grandpa Jiang would have believed her. Unfortunately, she didn't dare, which proves that she was lying.

Old Master Jiang stood aside, his anger blazing.

The thought of him being bewitched by a woman made Old Master Jiang want to kill her. He raised his hand and slapped her hard, scolding, "Shut up."

This wasn't just a mockery of him; it even sowed discord between him and Jiang Yichen. Their relationship was already strained, and this whole mess made him a laughingstock.

"You shameless woman, how dare you do such a thing behind my back! How could the Jiang family's assets fall into the hands of someone like you!" Old Master Jiang roared, his voice echoing throughout the room.

He immediately called the housekeeper assigned to the woman's side and ordered him to throw out all of the woman and child's belongings and to cancel all of the woman's credit cards.

He wanted to show this woman what the consequences of betraying him would be.

The woman slumped to the ground, her eyes vacant, tears slowly falling.

The child standing to the side was so frightened by this series of unexpected events that he burst into tears. His cries echoed throughout the room, evoking pity in everyone present.

Old Master Jiang remained unmoved. He wasn't his biological son to begin with, so what if he cried himself to death?

Soon, the woman and child were driven out by Old Master Jiang's men.

Having dealt with these two troublemakers, Old Master Jiang looked at Jiang Yichen with a fawning smile and said, "Son, thanks to you, otherwise I would have been deceived by these two people."

"Hehe, sir, you are young and strong. Even if this is fake, you can still have more children. Having seven or eight more is definitely not a problem."

Before Jiang Yichen could answer, the older woman stepped forward and said sarcastically.

Old Master Jiang's face darkened, and he said coldly, "What business is it of yours?"

"Yes, what am I? How dare I interfere in the master's affairs?"

After saying that, the old lady turned and went upstairs. Jiang Yichen frowned and met the gaze of the old man. Although he called him his son, he was still suspicious of his identity.

"Mr. Jiang, you don't need to bring up the paternity test anymore. Whether I have your blood or not is no longer important to me," Jiang Yichen said calmly, his tone carrying a hint of disdain and sarcasm.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Jiang flew into a rage.

"What kind of attitude is this? I'm your father! How dare you talk to me like that?"

He shouted angrily, trying to use his father's authority to suppress Jiang Yichen.

But Jiang Yichen wasn't buying it. He coldly replied, "Father? Do you deserve that title? You abandoned me and my mother for the sake of the family fortune back then, and now you want to use family ties to blackmail me? Do you think I'll fall for that?"

Grandpa Jiang was speechless after being choked by Jiang Yichen's words; he truly could not refute Jiang Yichen's accusations.

He did do some dishonorable things for the sake of his family fortune back then, which became a permanent pain in his heart, but he did not regret it.

If it weren't for the choices made back then, how could we have the foundation we have today? And where would Jiang Yichen have had the opportunity to acquire such a large business?

Moreover, he can acknowledge and accept some of his pain and mistakes, but he refuses to let others point them out.

Especially since the person who pointed out his mistakes was his son.

"Fine, fine, fine! You've grown wings and I can't control you anymore!" Old Master Jiang pointed at Jiang Yichen and said angrily.

Jiang Yichen felt a surge of pleasure as he looked at Old Master Jiang's exasperated state.

He knew it was time to state his terms.

“Mr. Jiang, regardless of whether I am your son or not, if you really want me to continue handling company affairs, then please hand over Gu Mo. She is the most important person to me, and I cannot let her suffer any more harm.”

Upon hearing this, Old Master Jiang hesitated.

He understood that Gu Mo was Jiang Yichen's weakness, and also his only bargaining chip to control Jiang Yichen.

But if he really hands over Gu Mo, he will lose control over Jiang Yichen.

After weighing the pros and cons, Old Master Jiang finally decided to compromise and sent someone upstairs to bring Gu Mo down.

upstairs

I pressed myself against the door, listening to the arguing downstairs gradually fade away, and the footsteps getting closer. I quickly grabbed something handy, held it high, and hid behind the door.

click-

The moment the room door opened, I smashed it open.

My wrist was grabbed, and a familiar voice rang out: "It's me."

I looked closely and realized it was Jiang Yichen. My brows relaxed, and tears streamed down my face: "Jiang Yichen."

I wrapped my arms around his neck and called his name, my voice choked with sobs.

Jiang Yichen patted my back, comforting me, "It's alright, it's alright."

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to..."

Actually, I wasn't too upset about being locked up. The only thing that bothered me was that my grandmother was having a relapse.

"Grandma is fine now. She woke up just now and didn't see you. She asked me how you were, so don't worry. Let's go back."

I nodded emphatically.

Actually, I'm not sure if Jiang Yichen is really not angry anymore, or if he's just trying to comfort me temporarily.

Jiang Yichen pulled me away. When we passed Grandpa Jiang, he didn't say a word, and I didn't even get to see Grandma.

I frowned slightly. If I hadn't actually heard the arguing downstairs just now, I would have thought that the company issue had been resolved.

In the car

I cautiously looked at Jiang Yichen, eager to find out what had happened downstairs.

Jiang Yichen seemed to notice my gaze, turned around and glanced at me, then said indifferently, "What do you want to ask?"

"Just now...downstairs..."

"I also stayed in that small dark room on the third floor. Because it has a balcony and a window, the soundproofing isn't very good. Coincidentally, this room is very close to the lobby."

"I see."

I immediately raised my hands in surrender, but I never imagined that he had also been locked in a dark room.